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Google Promoting Pixel and Daydream VR Through Livestreamed Music Festivals

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

Google is entering the music festival realm this year with news that it’s sponsoring and livestreaming a series of five shows spread across five cities, in support of five different good causes. With GoodFest, Google is following in the footsteps of Apple, which has offered its own annual music festival for the last 10 years.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

VRScout

Did Seebright just release the augmented reality equivalent of Google Cardboard? In a clear Google snub, you can view Facebook 360 photos with a Gear VR… but not with Cardboard. Augmented Reality Gets Its First Smartphone-Powered Headset and a BIG Partnership Between Hollywood-Backed Giants.

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Top 37 VR Film Festivals to Attend in 2018

VeeR VR

As virtual reality continues to rise in popularity, more film festivals, both up-and-coming ones and established ones, are opening up virtual reality competitions. Here we selected 37 film festivals dedicated to virtual reality or with VR programs for your reference. Check them out and visit some in 2018!

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Exclusive: First-Ever Impact Reality Summit Announces 2020 Lineup

VRScout

The Impact Reality Summit—hosted by Kaleidoscope and Vulcan, and held at Vulcan’s Seattle Headquarters Jan. Following on from the 360 film, audiences can welcome and feed the baby elephant named Dudu to the sanctuary, using real world props to create an innovative and photo realistic interactive VR experience.”

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VR Gloves Go Mainstream with Ready Player One

HaptX

A couple months ago on a murky Seattle day, my colleague Andrew and I were at the HaptX office discussing the upcoming release of Ready Player One. A search on Google Trends reveals more searches for “VR gloves” than “haptic gloves.” By Greg Bilsland | Former Sr. Communications Manager.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.03.09): New Half-Life: Alyx videos and details, coronavirus makes events go virtual and much more!

The Ghost Howls

This week, the damn coronavirus has caused the cancelation of three super-important events: GTC (that will be substituted by the streaming of the sessions), SXSW and Google I/O. More info (GTC canceled) More info (SXSW canceled) More info (Google I/O canceled) More info (Facebook & working from home). That’s a disaster.

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Getting — and Keeping — Your Attention in XR, with LumiereVR COO Alexander Haque

XR for Business Podcast

We were commissioned to bring a five-minute VR experience that they had filmed, giving behind-the-scenes look at the Rangers, the Knicks, and Billy Joel live on stage in 360 VR. And that was because they were bringing film first to the Pacific Science Center. This is where the Knicks played, and so on and so forth. Alex: Right.